“Mile 22” follows an elite paramilitary team called the
“Ground Branch” who must travel 22 miles in 38 minutes to transport a foreign
intelligence asset from an American Embassy in Southeast Asia to an airfield
where he will be extracted and brought to the United States. This asset possesses highly classified
information which could prevent terrorists from attacking and making at least
six major cities uninhabitable.

As the Ground Branch risks life and limb in
Southeast Asia, with the city’s military, police, and even street gangs closing
in on them to reclaim the asset, its counterpart called “Overwatch” is tasked
to aid them from thousands of miles away.
Overwatch has mad hacking skills, monitoring the Ground Branch agents
involved in the operation and communicating with them in real time to help keep
them alive, in motion and on mission, as the action unfolds and the city
quickly becomes a battleground.

Mark Wahlberg portrays James “Jimmy” Silva,
the brilliant senior officer and leader of this small but lethal group. His
brain is like a shark, always moving, always working, and seemingly incapable
of slowing down; he is incapable of separating himself from his work. He feels
a tremendous amount of responsibility to protect his country and his team, who
know him to be direct, gruff, unpredictable, sarcastic, and all business.

When asked what drives Jimmy Silva, Wahlberg
answers, “His upbringing, his youth…He
has no family, no ties to anybody. (For him) the mission comes first, last, and
in between. So, it’s a very unique kind of skill set that these guys have that
are requirements for the job.”

Ronda Rousey (Furious 7, The
Expendables 3) plays Samantha
“Sam” Snow, a member of Silva’s group. This former UFC women’s
bantamweight champion fighterexcited
shares, “They put the script in my lap
and it was a completely fresh and different role for me, and I absolutely loved
it. My role was not so dependent on
being physical and fighting; it was like completely the opposite.” In this film, Rousey’s character exhibits
extreme loyalty to her friends.”

Playing the foreign intelligence asset named Li Noor is
Indonesian actor and martial arts master Iko Uwais, best known for his starring
roles in the acclaimed action film series The Raid: Redemption and The
Raid 2. “Mile 22”marks his American film debut.

According to Peter Berg, “Iko is a big reason for me wanting to do this movie; he’s probably what
started it.” The director reveals
that he was mesmerized by Iko after watching The Raid. Iko has been
referred to as “the next Bruce Lee”, and Berg began formulating plans for an
action film to bring Uwais to a worldwide audience. That film became Mile 22.

Although “Mile 22”is a work of
fiction, it’s standard practice for Berg to engage a group of consultants with
real world experience – from Navy SEALs and Army Rangers, to CIA officers and
computer experts – to assist the cast and filmmakers in creating accurate
character depictions in terms of both actions and dialogue in any given
situation. So viewers can expect a
realistic and thrilling movie.